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A Riot of Fabrics
Fabrics played a pivotal role at the five-day Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2019. Designers worked with fabrics to give a new dimension to their styles to craft some unique garments. Sustainable fabrics made a major impact along with the promotion of crafts and weavers. The event was held in Mumbai from January 30 to February 3. Meher Castelino reports. Madhumita Nath: Using a combination of textures created with herringbone and diamond...
The Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Fashion 2018 in Mumbai saw a number of new trends in fabrics. Meher Castelino provides snapshots of the trends that...
The Salone Internazionale del Mobile and Fuorisalone together are the Milan Design Week, an event that lures in thousands of design enthusiasts....
Fabrics, colours and prints dominated the Amazon India Fashion Week earlier this month, reports Meher Castelino
While the West may wear some heavy ...
The Milano Moda Donna, the current name for Milan Women’s Fashion Week, is a major international event held in some of the landmark locations of...
The fabric story at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2018 was varied and innovative with designers pushing their creative limits and ensuring that...
The Sustainable Fashion Day at the Lakmé Fashion Week this time saw six designers enthralling the audience with their dazzling innovations. Meher...
The Milano Moda Uomo, held from January 12 to 15, is an international fashion event that no one from the industry wants to miss. Cristiana Bonzi...
What is the consumer’s demand and expectation likely to be in 2018 when it comes to denim? What should retailers and buyers look out for? F-trend...
There are many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) helping artisans make a living, but there are only a few who have considered the idea of tying...
The Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017, that saw 93 designers exhibit their collections and innovations across 42 shows, was a lot about recycling ...
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Pradip Mehta | Jan 23,2016
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Arun Sirdeshmukh | Jan 21,2016
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Aseem Prakash | Apr 25,2016
Aseem Prakash | Apr 25,2016
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Asif Merchant | Sep 02,2015
Asif Merchant | Sep 02,2015
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Anurag Batra | Sep 02,2015
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